CSO Online - News RSS feedhttp://www.cso.com.au/tax/news/en-auWed, 04 Mar 2015 02:18:05 +1100Geofencing could add security layer for mobile deviceshttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569464/geofencing-could-add-security-layer-mobile-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedGeofencing technology -- tracking the location of a mobile device -- could offer an extra layer of security for enterprises trying to manage both company-owned and employee-owned devices. However, the technology can also raise worries about privacy and battery life.Maria KorolovWed, 04 Mar 2015 02:18:05 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569464/geofencing-could-add-security-layer-mobile-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedEU data protection reform 'badly broken,' civil liberty groups warnhttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569460/eu-data-protection-reform-badly-broken-civil-liberty-groups-warn/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedLeaked documents show that the European Union's data protection is on its way to become an empty shell devoid of meaning, European civil rights groups warned Tuesday.Loek EssersWed, 04 Mar 2015 01:00:16 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569460/eu-data-protection-reform-badly-broken-civil-liberty-groups-warn/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedChina defends cybersecurity demands, amid complaints from U.S.http://www.cso.com.au/article/569445/china-defends-cybersecurity-demands-amid-complaints-from-u/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedPresident Barack Obama isn't happy with new rules from China that would require U.S. tech companies to abide by strict cybersecurity measures, but on Tuesday the country was quick to defend the proposed regulations.Michael KanTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:26:31 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569445/china-defends-cybersecurity-demands-amid-complaints-from-u/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedBlackphone 2 will be a secure smartphone for business. Mystery tablet also toutedhttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569441/blackphone-2-will-secure-smartphone-business-mystery-tablet-also-touted/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedGets Citrix integration, better hardwareJohn E DunnTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:10:50 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569441/blackphone-2-will-secure-smartphone-business-mystery-tablet-also-touted/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeediPhone theft victims tricked into unlocking deviceshttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569413/iphone-theft-victims-tricked-into-unlocking-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedIt seems there can be further indignity foisted onto people who've had their iPad or iPhone stolen.Jeremy KirkTue, 03 Mar 2015 15:04:45 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569413/iphone-theft-victims-tricked-into-unlocking-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedIs data on your new Lollipop Android device encrypted? Maybe nothttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569404/data-your-new-lollipop-android-device-encrypted-maybe/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedSome smartphone manufacturers are not configuring devices running the latest version of Android to automatically encrypt personal data, which Google had said would scramble data by default.Jeremy KirkTue, 03 Mar 2015 14:09:16 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569404/data-your-new-lollipop-android-device-encrypted-maybe/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedD-Link patches router, says more fixes are on the wayhttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569391/d-link-patches-router-says-more-fixes-way/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedD-Link issued fixes on Monday for flaws that could allow remote access to one of its routers, and will patch several other models in the coming week.Jeremy KirkTue, 03 Mar 2015 10:55:11 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569391/d-link-patches-router-says-more-fixes-way/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedWithout a word, Google shelves default encryption on new Lollipop devices http://www.cso.com.au/article/569382/without-word-google-shelves-default-encryption-new-lollipop-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedGoogle has quietly stopped requiring that Android OEMs enable full-disk encryption by default in new Android 5.0 Lollipop devices, backtracking on its widely publicised plan to make life harder for snoops and police. Liam TungTue, 03 Mar 2015 09:41:22 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569382/without-word-google-shelves-default-encryption-new-lollipop-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedConn. AG launches Lenovo-Superfish 'crapware' probehttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569368/conn-ag-launches-lenovo-superfish-crapware-probe/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedThree days after Chinese computer maker Lenovo promised to flush "crapware" from its consumer PCs, Connecticut's state attorney general announced a probe into the company's practice of bundling adware.Gregg KeizerTue, 03 Mar 2015 08:22:22 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569368/conn-ag-launches-lenovo-superfish-crapware-probe/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeed7 warning signs an employee has gone roguehttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569347/7-warning-signs-an-employee-has-gone-rogue/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedFor all the emphasis on tools and gizmos, IT is still very much about the people who develop and use said tools and gizmos. Collaboration, mutual respect, passion for the work -- all this and more are essential to a beneficial outcome, whether your IT group is shipping code, swatting bugs, working with business users, or securing company systems.Roger A. GrimesTue, 03 Mar 2015 06:09:13 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569347/7-warning-signs-an-employee-has-gone-rogue/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedSense ID is Qualcomm's ultrasonic answer to Apple's Touch IDhttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569340/sense-id-qualcomm-ultrasonic-answer-apple-touch-id/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedQualcomm is hoping to take on Apple's Touch ID fingerprint sensor with "Sense ID," an ultrasonic scanning technology for future Snapdragon chips.Jared NewmanTue, 03 Mar 2015 05:36:49 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569340/sense-id-qualcomm-ultrasonic-answer-apple-touch-id/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedPanasonic announces Nubo, a 'Dropcam killer' at Mobile World Congresshttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569331/panasonic-announces-nubo-dropcam-killer-mobile-world-congress/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedIf you want to see a reporter's eyes roll, open your product pitch by saying your new widget is a "[insert name of longtime category leader here] killer." So my eyes rolled hard when Panasonic's PR representative told me the company would announce a "Dropcam killer" at Mobile World Congress this year.Michael BrownTue, 03 Mar 2015 03:44:59 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569331/panasonic-announces-nubo-dropcam-killer-mobile-world-congress/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedMozilla scrubs Superfish certificate from Firefoxhttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569318/mozilla-scrubs-superfish-certificate-from-firefox/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedMozilla has released an update to Firefox that erases the self-signed digital certificate implanted by Superfish, the vulnerable adware that blew up in Lenovo's face a week and a half ago.Gregg KeizerTue, 03 Mar 2015 01:59:42 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569318/mozilla-scrubs-superfish-certificate-from-firefox/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedFinnish companies join forces to build secure OS for smartphones and tabletshttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569307/finnish-companies-join-forces-build-secure-os-smartphones-tablets/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedFinnish companies Jolla and SSH Communications Security are counting on their European origins to help sell a secure mobile operating system they are co-developing.Mikael RicknäsTue, 03 Mar 2015 00:07:48 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569307/finnish-companies-join-forces-build-secure-os-smartphones-tablets/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedDoCoMo app shares SIM credentials with offline deviceshttp://www.cso.com.au/article/569301/docomo-app-shares-sim-credentials-offline-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeedJapanese mobile carrier NTT DoCoMo has developed an app that can wirelessly send authentication credentials to devices that are not connected to the Internet, allowing more hardware to get online or query the cloud.Tim HornyakMon, 02 Mar 2015 22:51:11 +1100http://www.cso.com.au/article/569301/docomo-app-shares-sim-credentials-offline-devices/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=taxonomyfeed